Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Cell Phone rant…
August 1, 2008

I can’t believe my ears. I am watching the news and one of the lead stories reports Bell and Telus are going to start charging their customers not only for sending text messages but for receiving them as well. If I understand this story (http://www.teleclick.ca/2008/07/bell-telus-text-messaging-cash-grab-makes-no-economic-sense/) correctly, should you send me a text message you are charged $.15 [...]

Superior views …
July 23, 2008

I’m on the road again heading east along the north shore of Lake Superior to Sault Ste. Marie with a truck load of gently used clothing to drop at Value Village and six dive tanks needing annual inspection. More importantly, I am off to visit my sister and brother-in-law for a few days. I haven’t [...]

Strawberry Fields
July 17, 2008

While working in the backyard yesterday and today I discovered these ripe wild strawberries begging to be picked and eaten with my morning cereal or as a treat in the evening with ice cream. They are late this year. More often than not they are ready for picking in June. The wait is worth it though. The [...]

Gee-ologee
July 16, 2008

Today the sun shone. I know that’s not terribly remarkable for most people but it is significant for the north shore of Lake Superior this year. We haven’t had much sun this summer. Mostly we have had rain–buckets of rain. Large buckets of rain. So when I say the sun shone today, know that it [...]

Hello world! Getting my act together and…
July 15, 2008

This Blog is under construction. I have a steep learning curve in front of me. Please bear with me. George

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